From the liner notes of their
CD:I can't believe 5 years have come and gone since
Unbroken played their last show. Four kids getting together and
writing some of the worst music that you ever heard. Brian, Eric,
and Todd used to do this band called Deadline that toured numerous
garages and practice spaces in San Diego. After a few months of
that, they wanted to try something new. I was friends with Brian
at the time, and I had met Todd and Eric at a No Escape show. Brian
said they needed a bass player, and I wasnt doing anything
at the time so I joined. We practiced a few times a week at Todds
parents house and wrote some terrible songs. We still hadnt
come up with a name yet, and I dont really remember how it
came about. One thing that sticks out about the name was that we
wanted to sound SxE and how we were unbroken because we were still
SxE and bands like YOT, GB, etc werent anymore. I remember
our first show was at this place called the Alano Club in North
Park and it was pretty bad. We covered SxE Revenge and this kid
grabbed the microphone and sat on the ground and refused to let
anyone sing along because it wasnt PC (oh, the ebullition
days). Fast forward a few months, Brian is out of the band, we
had no singer and we were supposed to record a 7 for New
Age and a song on the Its For Life comp. Besides
not having a singer, we also felt that something was missing...another
guitar player. Eric and Todd were friends with this kid Steven
who would come and hang out every once and a while at our practices.
We also knew this other kid named Dave, who was the singer of the
infamous band known as RoundX2, that had just moved to San Diego
. We thought he was a nice guy and might work out as a singer...and
Im glad we did, because he turned out to be a great vocalist
and went fucking crazy when we played.

Our first show with Dave was at this place called
Spankys in Riverside and it was with Undertow and Strife.
It was one hell of a show for us and the beginning of what was
to become some of the best years of our lives. So, with a solid
line up of 5 friends, we set out recording and touring over the
next four years. We played our last shows in the last days of November 95.
It was a sad and well dressed occasion, but a celebration of something
that meant nothing to some people (this might be stretching it)
but it meant the world to others. Theres just hundreds of
memories and stories to fill a decent sized book. Stories of broken
hearts, attempted suicides, tour antics, studio yelling matches,
and other tales. People ask me if I would go through the pain and
strain all over again, and my answer is always a resounding yes.
Its now a grey November sky in 99 two days after my
27th birthday. Im looking back with a smile on some very
interesting and good times. Unbroken is now reduced to saying hi to
each other every once and awhile. Todd Beattie is now married to
a wonderful woman and doing well for himself, Dave Claibourn is
living in the midwest where he is an avid mountain bike rider and
is still playing in bands, Steven Andrew Miller is currently in
Kill Holiday and is enjoying some great times, Eric Allen is sadly
no longer with us, but his memory still runs as deep as the ocean
for some of us and he is dearly missed. As for me, I am still right
here where I always was, shows-work-book shows- is pretty much
the routine of my life as it has been since 86. Thank you
for reading this far and we hope this CD brings back memories of
your lifes, your loves and your regrets.